The exhibition showcases established artists working with younger generations to pass on  knowledge of their Toi arts disciplines. 

Pictured: Mōwai-a-rangi Bailey Hennebry, emerging carver based on Waiheke Island.  

TOITŪ TE REO

“Tōku reo tōku ohooho,

 Tōku reo tōku māpihi maurea

Tōku reo, tōku whakakai marihi”

“My language is my awakening. My language is the window to my soul. My language is my strength”

Ko tōnā kaupapa matua, mā ngā ringa Toi hai whakanuia tēneke whakaaturanga kia hangai te mahi hou, ki te whakapūare te kupu Toitū Te Reo. Mā te puna mātauranga o te reo Toi hei akiaki ki ngā taonga tukuiho ā kui mā, ā koro mā …

“Toitū Te Reo exhibiting artists’ produce works that increases awareness by their unique interpretation of Te Tiriti to expand our knowledge of Te Tiriti o Waitangi.  It acknowledges the part Toi arts provides such a rich tapestry of artistic / cultural fabric, where language provides its cultural roots, its context and its meaning.

“He kākānō ahau, e ruia mai i Rangiātea…”

I am a seed, sewn from Rangiātea, reminds descendants that we are all linked through our DNA to the Pacific, Te Moananui-a-Kiwa.

Toitū Te Reo i roto e ngā auaha Toi Tukuiho, taenoa ki ngā rangatahi, mokopuna hei tauira, hei huarahi e whai ake ngā uri whakaheke.

The focus of the Toitū te Reo Exhibition is to recognise its invited artists fortitude to pass their knowledge of their arts disciplines on by sharing their special skills. These are the hallmarks of inter-generational succession planning.

Kia ū, kia mataara ToiTū Te Tiriti